Today’s Workout: Frog leg move targets inner thighs

Friday

You have to get creative when it comes to those hard to reach areas such as your inner thighs. Yes, squats and lunges help, but you need a specialty move that gets straight to the zone.

Luckily there are all kinds of movements that get right where you feel it. Our move today is a frog leg inner thigh. All you need is a flat surface and a mat.

Begin this exercise by lying on your back. Press your back into the mat, engage your core and extend your legs straight up in the air, pressing your feet together, focusing on the heels. Place your hands on either side of your body for balance and you are ready to move.Keeping your body strong, proceed by bending in the knees, keeping the feet together, but pulling the knees apart, angling them outward away from your body as low as you can, then return to the start.

Continue this lowering and extending motion for at least 20 to 30 times. Take a small break, then keep going until you are fatigued.Start this exercise slower to get the feel and proper positioning but speed it up for optimal exertion.

Moves like this are great finishers for lower body routines and also work well with abdominal or glute exercises.

Any way you choose, this exercise promises to leave a lasting impression on your thighs.

— Marlo Alleva, an instructor at Gold’s Gym and group fitness coordinator at Fontaine-Gills YMCA, can be reached at faluvzpa@msn.

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